Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-04

REVIEW oP rHE CHICAGO hkRkkH
CHICAGO, February a-Wheat WA excited
to-day and transactions were large. Cables verS
Arm, and quoted American nrm. potent In
1uenco ON the course 81 prices. however, was
tho heavy decline In foreign securities Tho
opinion was generally held that tbis fore
shadowed a possible war, and buying was 50
tive upon THIS theory. As prices advanced the
"shortsn covered freely. aud aided ueupwsrd
movement May wheat opened ssc.. higher ~
Sikc. and rose quickly TO Sc, with FREQ oner-
ings and purchasers at top figures Later teie-
grams indicated that tho decline In Frepch
rentes and British consols was due In great
part TO financial diflcuities aud that French
and German breatetuifs were lower. Undcr this
Influence the market gradually Tell back 70
Hxc.. and closed for the day at size, or only
"a shade higher than yesterday. The receipts
at eleven points were $4,000 bushels, while the
export clearings were only 1907 bushels.
Germ was active and hrmer, with fair outside
Inquiry and rather sharp demand from tho
"shorts." Receipts continue 10 be small Tho
market opened NC. higher, advanced ssakc.
additional, fell back AsHc., and closed nrm-
Oats opened steady and shade higher. closing
steady a. yes,srday figures rrosss,Ss wsss
Zoe. higher, advanced l0c additional, recsdsd
i.ai7c, rose sas2oc, fell back i5ai7c, and close1
about Zoe. higher than yesterday. short-fihs
closed firm st yesterdays hgures
CINCINNATI.
CINCINNATI, February a-Fiour steady.
Wheat arm; No. red. So. Corn steady:
40. emixed, 3shc Data quiet; No 2 mixed,
s0&c. Pork dun and higher sc fia2. Lard
strong at $3.50 Bulk-mess held higher; short
ribs, 1913. Bacon higher; shortribs, $50;
short clear, s7.sa whiskey steady at ria
Sugar steady. Hogs nrm common and light.
iis5ai5; packing and butchers, A'5sfan
LOUISVILLE
LOUISVILLE, February 2-Grain nrm.
Wheat-New, No. 3, Longbcry, So; No.
red, -. Corn--No. 2, mixed, 39c.; white, iOat2c.
Oats-No. 3. Okc Provisions strong. Bacon-
Ciear-rib sides, E.g5; clear sides, E.esx;
$3.50; clear sides, 81; shoulders. nsoaSs 80
Nless-pork, si2 - liams-sugar-cured, Sio7A
lard-Choice leaf. E.75.
WILMINGTON.
WILMINGTON, n. e.. February a-rurpsntins
cuiet at 3sa.c Rosin firm strained, -. good,
soc. Crude turpontine-lIard, 81; yellow-iip
and virgin, ti.sO.
COTTON MARKETS.
NORFOLK, VA, February action easy
middling, 9hc. Net receipts, s,t}s bales
gross receipts, s;Sss bales; sto.'k, ss,os bales;
Lales; to Great Britain, 1890 bales; 10 France,
49, bales 70 the Continent 1872 haiss.
wnsHdros, \. ca. February ACTION
nim; mic.,.ng, ei,c. Net receipts, 50 bales;
gross receipts, ~ beiosi sales, - bales;
tales; 10 the Continent, = bales; 70 Great
Britain. - Dalest TO france. - bales.
sAyAssAu, GA, February a-Co,ton staa4y;
mlddling, DC. Net receipts, 1870 bafes:
gross receipts, 1879 balesi sales, go bales
bales; TO the Continent. - bales; 70 Groas
Britain. 1888 bales; TO France. - balee.
AUGUSTA. Ga, February 3-Cotton quiet;
middling, sl5-loc. Receipts, SO bales; sales,
si5 bales.
CHARLESTON, s. c., February a-cottoa
steady; middllng. 9Hc. Net receipts, i,2n1
bales; gross receipts, ,93 bales; salos, 5000
bales stock. ~ ,s65 bales; exports-to Great
britain, 2,2e4 bales; TO the Continent, - bales;
coastwise, - bales; " France. - bales.
NEW YORK COTTON FUTURES.
NEW YORK, February a--Cotton-Net rs-
ceipis, i6s bales; gross receipts, i0yst7 bales.
Futures closed firm: sales, l3I, 800 bales FOB
soFa.ois; May, i9.5saa5s; June. ss6aseae4;
July. ~ sOass a; August, se.16ate7s; Novsm-
Der. tQOas9u.
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, February 3-goon.--Cotton firm.
with good demand; uplands, sgd; OR.
leans, 54d.; saler, f2.OoJ bales; for speculs-
ton and export, 5000 bales. Receipts, 1900
tales; American, 1900 bales. Futures quiet;
February, ) 7-G4d.; February and March,
7-6la5 6-std. March and April, 5 sod. April
and May, 5s-6id. May and June, 8 ii-Sld. June
and July, 5l3-6id. July and August, 5i5-6id
August and September. 5i7-6ii. Wheat arm
and demand fair: holders offer moderately.
Corn quiet and steady; demand poor.
r. N-Salos Of American. O. 800 baios Feb
rusry. 57-Gid., seller; February aud March,
cold, seller; March and April, s-64d., seller;
6prtl and May, s-6id., buyer; May and June.
) ll-64d., buyers; June and July. boil.
buyer; July and August, ih-6td., buyer; Az
gust and September i7-SfL. buyer; Sep
tcmbor and October, l3-6id.. value. Futures
steady; good uplands, 55-lGi; uplands. 53-l6d.;
low middling, . l-iGi. good ordinary. is-iot.;
{ culinary, Ikd.
NORFOLK PEANUT MARKET.
lReported for tho Dispatch.l
FEBRUARY3.-Market nrm: sales OF 30 bags
ut &c. reported. Prime. 3Ka4o. fancy. tac.;
common. lKa3c.: shellsd, 2Kaic. factory